Teancum Petersen-Crofts found not guilty of murdering mother, sister and half-brother on grounds of insanity
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Eight-year-old Rua (left), 48-year-old Michelle Petersen and 15-year-old Bella were killed in July 2018.
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A Perth man has been found not guilty by reason of unsoundness of mind of murdering his mother, sister and half-brother in their Ellenbrook home.
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His family members cried and held each other as the verdict was read
Mr Petersen-Crofts will be detained in a mental health hospital
Teancum Petersen-Crofts, now 21, had pleaded not guilty to stabbing to death 48-year-old Michelle Petersen, 15-year-old Bella and eight-year-old Rua, in their Brixton Crescent home in the north-eastern suburb of Ellenbrook in the early hours of the morning on July 15, 2018.
Teancum Petersen-Crofts found not guilty of murder after killing his mother and two siblings
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Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts, 19, has been found not guilty of murder. Photo / Supplied
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By: Angie Raphael / NCA NewsWire
A New Zealand man who killed his mother and two siblings by repeatedly stabbing them has been found not guilty of murder due to unsoundness of mind.
Teancum Petersen-Crofts, 21, stood trial in the Western Australia Supreme Court accused of murdering his mother Michelle Petersen, 48, his sister Bella, 15, and half-brother Rua, 8, at their Perth home in July 2018.
Michelle Petersen suffered 54 wounds, while Bella and Rua were each stabbed more than 40 times, the court heard.